Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-27
zens of that county asking for an extern
sinn of time for The naVmpnt of tRYeS

zens of that county asking for an extern
sion of time for the payment of taxes.
By Mr.. Showslter, bill amending ar
ticle 1908 OF the Civil Code, an act regu-
latiug the assignsbility of interests in
claims for damages. The bill is mainly
intended to protect parties who are too
poor to prosecute railroads.
BY Mr.. Nelson, fixing penalty from
I twenty-five years to life sentence for
train robbery.
BY Mr.. Patterson, extending powers
of district clerks to issue marriage
| licenses.
By Mr. McGehee, regulating issuance
of certificates to attached witnesses in
felony cas- 5.
By Mr.. Light, requiring counties to
furnish suitable Offices tor justices Of the
peace.
By Mt. Talbert, requiring clerks to
furnish duplicates of marriage licenses.
By Mr.. Gresham, authorizing the Gov
ernOr to order instant prosecution or
defense in suits affecting the state.
BY Mr.. Blair, Il resolution tor q COM
mittee to investigate the land office.
BY Mr. Mills, petition from citizens
of McLeanan county asking that the sale
of liquor be prohibited within three miles
Of the town of Crawford.
Senate bill No. Z, providing a punish
meut for dealing in futures, pass d. 1t
makes the off use misdemeNnor, subject
to q fine Of from 800 10 $500 and impris-
ormeut in the county jail from one to SIX
months, and tine OF from 500 to $500
for shy party renting premises for such
purposes.
l. az orr fEll0WC
Amending srticle 1880 Of the Revised
Statutes relative to terms OF court and
appearance days.
Fixing iue of from $50 to $500 for
county officers FILLING TO make reports Of
trust fluids.
Authorizing cities aud towns to levy
tax for improvements and limiting the
issuance OF bonds to ) per cent. Of the
visitation of the property.
r curing judges to deliver their
charges to lures before instead of after
argument by counsel.
Requiring foremen of grand juries to
indorse memorandums on indictments
showing the Justices precincts in which
Offenses are committed.
Creating the new county OF Ross out of
portions of Hill, Limestone, Navarro and
McLe Ian counties.
House bill, creating the new county Of
Mills out of portions of Brown, Hamilton,
COTvell and L7mpasas counties, passed
House bill No. 81, amending section II
of the judicial act so as to provide for
four terms of the District court in Harris
countv, was defeated after war of words
between Messrs. Dolen and Kirlicks, the
Harris county Representative.
House DILL, providing for district at
torney for the Sixth district, passed.
The House then adjourned to O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House bill No. 2S+, amending section 5
of the judicial act and fixing the terms of
court in the f fth district, passed.
House bill NJ. 3ll, defining and punish
ing pooling by railroads, was made the
SPECIAL order Or Wednesday.
House bill No. 297, prohibiting the sale
of liquor near New York in henderson
county, WAS tabled.
House bill No. S57 amending section 81
of the judicial act, passed.
The bill validating the purchase OF
lands by Pierce johnson in La Sale coun-
ty was engrossed.
House bill No. 375, amending section 2
of the judicial act was under consldera-
ton when the House got under call,
stopoing its consideration.
HJuse bill NJ. 4S3, RENTING taxes to
sufferers by the storm at Sabine Pass,
passed.
A resolution of coincidence with Repre-
sentative Clark of Uyslde on account OF